Glazing.



C. I. SOLI.

GLAZING.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 6, I916.

" UNITED STATES PATENT ornrc Y CHARLES J'. SOLI, OF B ACINE, WISCONSIN, ASSIGNOR 0F ONE-HALF TOFCHARLES A. v

SOLI, or aAcINE, WISCONSIN.

GLAZING.

Patented Feb. 2'7, 1917.

' Application filed March e, 1916. Serial lie 82,388.

To all whom it may concern: I

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. SoLI,.-av citizen of the United States, and resident vof Racine, in the county. of Racine and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Glazmg,'.

and I do hereby declare that-the following,

is a full, clear, and exact description thereof. The present lnventlon relates to new and useful lmprovements 1n meansfor securmg panes of glass in window sashes particularly of the conventional type, and is more particularly directed to the provision of a means adapted for use in lieu of putty and other more or less unsightly securing means to provide for an eflicient. holding of, the

glass a manner compensating for the usual expanslon and contraction thereof.

It is in general the object of the present invention to improve the simplicity and increase the efliciency of devices of the above character, and it is more specifically an ob- -ject to provide a securing means wherein the glass is at all times held under a metallic springtension, yet in a manner permitting a certain desired yielding to compensate for various conditions met in practice.

A common disadvantage incident to the use of window pane fasteners, and particularly fasteners of metal types is that rain water tends to settle in the glass receiving groove .of the lower sash rail, and thus pro-- duce a rotting of the rail and of the fastener and it is further an object ofthe invention to incorporate in a fastener as above described, means for procuring a proper drainage of water from the sash groove to prevenlil: contact of water with the wood of the sas With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention resides more particularly in the novel combination, arrangement and formation. of parts more particularly hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1' is anelevational view of a lower corner portion of a window sash, showing the improved glass securing means, the lower rail of the sash and the respective securing means associated therewith, being broken away in successive steps to more clearly disclose the structure.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of the lower rail and securing means, the

Seated in the groove of the bottom rail is a bed plate 8, angular-in cross section to fit the faces of the groove, and the usual glass pane 9' isseated onthis plate, and bears against the inner leg thereof.

The improved'ipane securing means is disposed in the recess outwardlyof, the pane 9, and rests on the bed plate 8, and thus the bed plate, whlch extends to'the outer face of the sash and preferably slightly therebeyond, provides for an efficient drainage of water which might possibly leak between the pane securing means and the sash and thus contact of water with that part of the I sash which. defines the groove 7 is prevented. 7 It is, however,noted that the present novel pane securing means can be as well employed without this drainage bed plate 8. v

The novel securing means comprises a plate 10 of preferably resilient metal associated with each recess 7 and bentlongitudinally to form a strip U-shaped in cross section, and this strip is disposed in the recess with its side edges abutting the glass and securing screws 11 are passed through the sides of the strip and into the respective sash portion. "A filler of felt or other suitable material is disposed within the channel formed by the strip and thus upon drawing -.the sides of the 'strip together by clamping action of the screw, the felt is pressed against the glass and an eflicient tight joint is had, which is held under tension by the clamping action of the screw, and it is noted that the resiliency of the strip firmly binds the screws against any accidental displacement. The ends'of the securing strips are preferably beveled to form a proper joint at the corners ofthe sash'and in the commercial application of the invention these strips may be provided in continuous length with the felt or other filler suitably associated therewith, and these lengths may be cut into sections to fit various sizes of sashes.

From the foregoing it is seen that an exceedingly simple and eflicient device has bearing against its inner side, a second plate been provided, and to provide for the inser tion of a fresh pane in the sash it is merely necessary to remove the screws'll and the entire Structure maybe reassembled without detracting from its efliciency.

,lclaim; I The combination with a sash member proj vided with a glass receiving recess, ,of an angularly bent plate disposed in the recess with its sides lying against the {sides thereof, a glass seated on the bent plate and bent laterally to provide a I U-shaped' cross section and disposed against the outer sideofthefirst named plate with its slde edges between the sides of the second plate and bearing against the glassand securing means passed through the sides of the second plate and the adjacent side of the first plate and the sash member.

engaged in that I claim the foregoing In testimony I have hereunto set my hand at Racine n the county of Racine and State of Wisconsin,

adjacent the: glass, a' f iller means disposed 

